Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding
Open Access
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 1

Simple and Rapid Method of Estimation of Iron in milled rice of Early Segregating Generations

  • Author:
  • R. Kalaimaghal, S. Geetha
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 63 to 66

Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Trichy-620 009, Tamil Nadu

*Email: geethagovind1@gmail.com

Online published on 15 May, 2014.

Abstract

Prussian Blue staining method was compared with conventional method of quantitative estimation through Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy method. The results confirmed the reliability and cost effectiveness of this staining method. It can be used as a rapid qualitative assessment of Fe content in milled rice grains of early segregating generation

Keywords

Rice, Fe, Estimation, Rapid method